Day 21 – feeling a little down

Christine here…Today is the first day that I really feel like it might be too hard to go 60 days without solid food, not so much physically, but mentally. I began feeling tired early in the evening and now I have a funny faint feeling, and my eyes are a little glazed. I honestly am having a hard time focusing and just really want to go to bed. I have felt fantastic up until today, so it’s really hard to be feeling the way I am right now. It’s discouraging and very emotional. The worst part though is actually the mental stuff you go through, not being able to just eat! We had some friends over tonight and they were all very supportive and encouraged us both that we’re doing something incredibly important and we need to stick with it. That support helped a lot. It makes it even more evident that you can’t do this process alone, you need supportive people around you, especially if you’re doing the fast on your own. I think I’m just going to go to bed now and hope I wake up feeling better!

Mary here… I am soooo frustrated today. I actually gained a pound! I was so shocked! How can I gain weight when all I’m doing is drinking juices? Anyway, I really feel that what’s happening is I am somehow holding on to this weight emotionally. I’m going to try to relax about it for now. I have been not feeling well today. I am craving steak…I haven’t craved steak in years! I mean I could kill for one right now…and I feel out of it and tired..I wonder if I’m hitting some kind of plateau or something…that if I can stick this out, it will somehow get easier. I don’t know but I really want to eat..I feel like I’m starving! Our friends that came over tonight really helped me out. There is nothing in the world more important that true friends. True friends support you in ways than even family sometimes cannot do. I feel soooo appreciative. I’m exhausted..going to bed and really hope that tomorrow is a better day.